Patents by Inventor Orazio Di Benedetto

Orazio Di Benedetto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4709797
    Abstract: A friction clutch driven plate for rotation about a central axis and having an intermediate disc with a central opening lined by axial splines to engage external splines on a rotary motion output shaft. A first annulus co-axial with the intermediate disc has axial projections which key into bores in the disc so the annulus and disc rotate in synchronism. On the other side of the intermediate disc and co-axial therewith is a second annulus. The disc has axial projections keying into notches in the inner periphery of the second annulus so the latter also rotates in synchronism with the disc. A carrier carrying annular friction facings comprises first and second axially spaced plate arrangements between which are sandwiched the intermediate disc and the annuli. There is some allowance for relative rotary motion between the carrier and the intermediate disc against torsion damping springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Automotive Products plc
    Inventors: Luigi Cucinotta, Orazio Di Benedetto